From Myth to Reality: Sound Information for Teachers about Students Who Are Deaf.

Williams, Carl B.; Finnegan, Margaret

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ERIC Number: EJ657393

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Publication Date: 2003

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From Myth to Reality: Sound Information for Teachers about Students Who Are Deaf.

Williams, Carl B.; Finnegan, Margaret

TEACHING Exceptional Children, v35 n3 p40-45 Jan-Feb 2003

This article dispels myths about deafness and provides teachers with a list of academic accommodations for students who are deaf. The accommodations primarily emphasize the visual aspects of communication that are important when teaching students irrespective of their level of hearing loss. World Wide Web resources are also provided. (Contains references.) (CR)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Deafness, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools, Interpersonal Communication, Sign Language, Student Characteristics, Student Needs, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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